July 9, 2025
Tag: George Schuster
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February 12, 1908: The Day the Great Race Began
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The Race was sponsored by the NEW YORK TIMES and LA MATIN, a sister newspaper in Paris. The torturous New York to Paris route crossed three continents and amounted to over 22,000 miles in 169 days. The Thomas Flyer Team of Buffalo, New York won with a comfortable margin of 26 days. The feat has…
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April 16, 2024 5 Comments
“The War to End all Wars” is what the pundits called World War I. That war also generated millions of stories. Many were recited many times, others were never talked about. Death, destruction, ruin of the landscape and man’s achievements are hard to reconcile, but this tale ends with salvation for a whole generation. Happily!